Sink-cleaner



(No Model.)

F. E. ALLEN.

SINK CLEANER.

Patented June 23,1885.

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FRED. E. ALLEN, OF NORTH GRAFTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

SINK-CLEANER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 320,742, dated June 23, 1885.

Application filed November 520, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED. E. ALLEN, of North Grafton, in the State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sink-GIeaners; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in Which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved sinkcleaner, showing the same in po sition for scraping and cleaning a sink. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the device in position for pushing the dirt from the sink onto the pan attachment, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional View showing the device in position for discharging the contents of the pan.

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This invention relates to devices for scraping and cleaning sinks and thelike; and it has for its object to produce a device which shall possess superior advantages in point of simplicity, durability, and general efficiency.

\Vith these ends in view the invention consists in the improved construction and ar rangemcnt of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A designates a suitable handle, upon the end of which is secured a ferrule, B, constructed with an opening, 0, in its lower or front end, a downwardlyextending arm, D, and an upwardlycxtending perforated lug, E.

The handle A is constructed with a longitudinal opening or recess, F, adapted to re ceive a rod, G, sliding through the opening 0 in the end of the cap or ferrule, and having at its inner end a flange or collar, H, between which and the ferrule B is interposed a spring, I, the tendency of which, when the rod G is nearly extended, is to force it in an inward direction. a

The outer end of the rod G has a pivoted parts in to enter the perforated lug E of the cap or.

ferrule, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. To the downwardly-extending arm D of the said ferrule is riveted or otherwise secured a pan, N.

The operation of this invention will be readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings hereto annexed. By pulling the rod G out to its utmost extent the lever or handle J may be turned to a position about parallel with the said rod and the stud M at its upper end fitted in the perforated lug E, where it is retained by the tension of the spring I, thus enabling the device to be conveniently used for scraping or collecting the waste matter together into a heap. The stud M is then disengaged from the lug E, thus enabling the arm or lever J to be raised to the position shown in Fig. 2, when, owing to the longitudinally-sliding motion of the rod G, it or the scraper at the lower end of the said arm may be employed for conveying the heap of rubbish onto the pan N. This having been accomplished, the handle J may be reversed to the position shown in Fig. 3, when the scraper may be employed for cleaning the pan from the rubbish and depositing the latter into a bucket or some other suitable waste-receptacle.

This invention is susceptible of various changes. Thus, for instance, a brush may be substituted for the scraper L, and the device thus be conveniently used as a combined dust pan and brush; and I desire to have it understood that I reserve to myself .the right to this and all other modifications which may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the -United States- 1. The combination, with ahandle having a suitably-attached pan, of a longitudinallysliding rod having a pivoted arm or lever carrying a scraper or brush at one end thereof, substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and specified.

2. The combination, with a handle having a suitablyattached pan, of a longitudinallysliding rod having a pivoted arm or lever carrying a scraper or brush at one end, and means for attaching the other or handle end of the said lever temporarily to the handle in a position about parallel to the said sliding rod, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

3. The combination of a longitudinally-recessed handle having a pan suitably attached thereto, alongitudinally-sliding rod having a flange or collar at its inner end, a spring arranged 0 force the said rod in an inward direction into the handle, and a perforated lug at the outer end of the handle adapted to receive a stud at the upper end of the arm or lever, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

4. The combination of a longitudinally-recessed handle, a ferrule or cap having an opening, an upwardly-extending perforated lug, and a downwardly-extending arm to which is secured a pan, a longitudinally sliding rod having a flange or collar at its inner end, be tween which and the cap or ferrule a spring is interposed, and an arm or lever pivoted to the outer end of the said sliding rod, and having a scraper or brush at its lower end, and at its upper end a stud adapted to engage the perforated lug of the cap or ferrule, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

In testimony thatI claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRED. E. ALLEN.

Witnesses:

\VILLIAM T. BARKER, LUKE T. DRURY. 

